Industry Switching in Developing Countries

Firm turnover (i.e., firm entry and exit) is a well-recognized source of sector-level productivity growth. In contrast, the role and importance of firms that switch activities from one sector to another is not well understood. Firm switchers are likely to be unique, differing from both newly establi...

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Main Authors: Newman, Carol, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21014